“Time to eat, time to eat.”
Chi Qingya sighed helplessly as she held Chi Qingyao’s hand, keeping her head down to avoid the stares from others.
After giving the waitress the private room number, she quickly led Chi Qingyao to the door of the room.
She opened it.
Before she even stepped inside, she could hear the sound of laughter coming from within.
Even standing at the door, Chi Qingya knew she hadn’t gone to the wrong place.
“Are those Elder Sister’s friends inside?”
Chi Qingyao looked at Chi Qingya and asked curiously.
Chi Qingya hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
But the light in her eyes dimmed slightly.
The two of them knocked on the door. It wasn’t long before the door swung open.
“Yaya, Yaya, you’re here! Is this your younger sister?”
Wei Yanxi opened the door, her gaze sweeping over Chi Qingya and Chi Qingyao. She lingered especially long on Chi Qingyao’s face.
Even though Chi Qingyao’s outfit was a bit casual, it was still more stylish than when Wei Yanxi had first met Chi Qingya.
She guessed Chi Qingyao was probably in high school, but she was already ahead of the curve when it came to dressing up.
Moreover, her style, paired with her face, was exceptionally striking.
A flicker of jealousy stirred in Wei Yanxi’s heart.
Why were these country folk so good-looking?
Shouldn’t they be dark and skinny?
Why was this Chi Qingyao so well-developed?
It was just a plain blue-and-white striped short sleeve, but Chi Qingyao’s well-proportioned figure filled it out tightly, straining the fabric.
Wei Yanxi dug her fingernails into her palm, staring at Chi Qingyao’s straight, long legs in those jeans.
She gritted her molars so hard her cheeks ached.
The curve of Chi Qingyao’s neck, revealed when her ponytail swung, looked as if it had been carefully carved.
Meanwhile, the butterfly necklace Wei Yanxi had spent a lot of money on seemed like cheap plastic trinkets in front of Chi Qingyao’s collarbone.
She glanced down at the black dress she’d deliberately worn to look slimmer.
The waistline was tighter than Chi Qingyao’s canvas bag strap, and the sweat beading on her nose had carved a groove through the three layers of foundation she’d applied.
But Wei Yanxi still forced a smile onto her face and said,
“Hello, little sister. I’m Wei Yanxi, your sister Chi Qingya’s best friend.”
With that, she also introduced Cai Xiangxiang and Chen Tangguan.
“Hello, big sisters. Thank you for treating me to a meal.”
“I’ve never seen such delicious food back in my village. Even just standing at the door, I can smell the rich aroma.”
“The instant noodles on the train were way too expensive!”
“But luckily I didn’t eat instant noodles on the train—otherwise, I wouldn’t have had room in my stomach for this amazing food!”
A faint smile appeared on Chi Qingyao’s face. Even though a smile curled at the corner of Wei Yanxi’s lips, she couldn’t help sneering inside.
A country bumpkin.
Only someone like Chi Qingyao, who’d never seen the world, would say something so embarrassing.
Like she’d never been taught proper manners.
She looked like a greedy starveling just looking for a handout.
But that was fine.
The more like that she was, the more they liked it.
The more Chi Qingyao showed herself as inexperienced, the easier she’d be to manipulate as a pawn.
Give her a little benefit, and she’d be grateful for it.
Then, if they casually complained a few things about Su Li, this little girl would probably get hot-headed and go pick a fight with Su Li on their behalf.
In the end, the one who’d be humiliated would be Chi Qingya herself, with nothing tying back to them.
“No problem. Since little sister has come from afar, don’t be shy with us.”
Chi Qingya looked at the leftovers and scraps on the table, her expression souring.
If she normally ate with Cai Xiangxiang and the others and came late, with them already finishing up most of the food, she wouldn’t have minded.
But now her little sister had come from afar, and she was letting her eat leftovers. Chi Qingya felt guilty about it.
“Yao Yao, maybe we should switch to another room.”
She looked apologetically at Cai Xiangxiang and the other two.
But hearing Chi Qingya’s words, Cai Xiangxiang and the others’ faces fell, and they immediately showed displeasure.
This whole table of food cost several thousand yuan!
They wouldn’t normally dare to eat at a place like this.
If they hadn’t been sure that Chi Qingya would foot the bill, they wouldn’t have ordered so many dishes.
Letting Chi Qingya leave now wasn’t an option.
Once Chi Qingya left, this expensive meal would have to be split three ways.
Each person would have to pay at least over a thousand yuan.
Spending over a thousand yuan on one meal was still too steep for a college student.
“Yaya, what do you mean by that?”
“Don’t you consider us friends?”
Cai Xiangxiang nudged the knee of Chen Tangguan, who was sitting next to her.
Chen Tangguan immediately stood up and accused Chi Qingya.
“No, I just thought my sister might not like these dishes.”
“And you’re almost done eating. I can’t make everyone wait here because of me and my sister.”
Chi Qingya quickly explained.
“We’ve just started eating. It hasn’t been long, so don’t worry, Yaya.”
“Little sister, what does she like to eat? Here’s the menu—just order straight from it.”
“Don’t worry about it.”
A warm smile spread across Cai Xiangxiang’s face as she slowly stood up and handed the menu to Chi Qingyao.
“By the way, on the way here, we didn’t know what little sister liked to drink, so we bought you and your sister a glass of lemon water.”
As she spoke, Cai Xiangxiang warmly handed the lemon water to Chi Qingyao.
“Thank you, big sister.”
Chi Qingyao flashed a sweet smile, took the lemon water, and grabbed Chi Qingya’s hand with her other one, saying,
“Let’s just eat here, Sis.”
“I think all the big sisters are pretty nice.”
Seeing that her little sister didn’t mind, Chi Qingya felt a bit uncomfortable but still sat down with Chi Qingyao.
She handed the menu to Chi Qingyao.
Chi Qingyao glanced over the menu, then said with confusion,
“Sis, the dishes on this menu are all so expensive. One dish costs several hundred yuan.”
“Do you usually eat food this expensive?”
“Sis, do you have the money?”
“Maybe we should find another place to eat?”
“I might not be used to such pricey food.”
Only then did Chi Qingya notice the prices on the menu.
A serving of Olive Meat Duck cost 2,888 yuan.
Even the cheapest Organic Pickled Vegetables was 38 yuan.
And a pitcher of Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice was 268 yuan.
She didn’t know where Cai Xiangxiang and the others had found this restaurant.
But it clearly wasn’t meant for students like them.
Seeing Chi Qingyao about to drag Chi Qingya away, Cai Xiangxiang grew anxious.
She quickly stood up and said,
“Little sister, don’t worry—your sister has money!”
“Rest assured, treating you to a meal like this is no problem at all.”
“Right, Yaya?”